Death Al Dente: A Food Lovers' Village Mystery

FIRST IN THE NEW CULINARY MYSTERY SERIES --WINNER OF THE AGATHA AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL

The town of Jewel Bay, Montana--known as a Food Lovers' Village--is obsessed with homegrown and homemade Montana fare. So when Erin Murphy takes over her family's century-old general store, she turns it into a boutique market filled with local delicacies. But Erin's freshly booming business might go rotten when a former employee turns up dead...

Murphy's Mercantile, known as the Merc, has been a staple in Jewel Bay for over a hundred years. To celebrate their recent makeover as a gourmet food market, Erin has organized a town festival, Festa di Pasta, featuring the culinary goods of Jewel Bay's finest--including her mother Fresca's delicious Italian specialties.

But Erin's sweet success is soured when the shop's former manager, Claudette, is found dead behind the Merc on the Festa's opening night. With rival chef James Angelo stirring up rumors that Fresca's sauce recipes were stolen from Claudette, Erin's mother is under close scrutiny. Now Erin will have to hunt down some new suspects, or both her family and her store might wind up in hot water...

INCLUDES FRESH, DELICIOUS RECIPES

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 08/06/2013
ISBN: 9780425259542
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.20w x 0.90d
Award: Agatha Awards - Winner

Review Citations: Romantic Times 08/01/2013 pg. 73 - Very Good